Global Patent Index - EP 0536968 A2

EP 0536968 A2 19930414 - Process for forming contact holes in the fabrication of semi-conducteur devices.

Title (en)

Process for forming contact holes in the fabrication of semi-conducteur devices.

Title (de)

Verfahren zum Erzeugen von Kontaktlöchern in der Herstellung von Halbleiteranordnungen.

Title (fr)

Procédé de formation de trous de contact pendant la fabrication de composants semi-conducteurs.

Publication

EP 0536968 A2 19930414 (EN)

Application

EP 92309054 A 19921005

Priority

JP 26016691 A 19911008

Abstract (en)

Disclosed is a process for producing a semiconductor device, which comprises: depositing an insulator film on one major surface of a semiconductor substrate; and etching said insulator film using a narrow gap system single wafer processing type dry etcher having an electrode-to-electrode distance of 15 mm or less, while the substrate temperature is maintained at 60 DEG C or less. Very fine and deep contact holes having an aspect ratio of more than 1 can be formed in fabricating a multilayer interconnection structure semiconductor device. A 1 <0>m thick silicon oxide film is allowed to grow as an insulator film 2 by CVD process on a silicon substrate 1, followed by reactive dry etching after masking with a photoresist 3. In this process, 30 sccm of CF<8>, 30 sccm of CHF<7> and 120 sccm of Ar are introduced to the reaction chamber in which the electrode-to-electrode distance is set to a narrow gap of 10 mm, and the total pressure is controlled to 300 mtorr. By carrying out the dry etching, while a high frequency is applied at a power density of 5W/cm<2> across the electrodes in the reaction chamber and the temperature of the silicon substrate 1 is controlled to 55 DEG C, a contact hole having a taper angle controlled to 75 DEG can be formed with a protective film 4 formed on the side wall thereof. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01L 21/311; H01L 21/90

IPC 8 full level

H01L 21/302 (2006.01); H01L 21/3065 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01L 21/31116 (2013.01); H01L 21/31144 (2013.01); H01L 21/76802 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0536968 A2 19930414; EP 0536968 A3 19941214; JP 2913936 B2 19990628; JP H05102107 A 19930423

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92309054 A 19921005; JP 26016691 A 19911008